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Priest’s Appointment to Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Draws Concern [Catholic Caucus]
National Catholic Register ^ | 06/03/2015 | Edward Pentin

Posted on 06/03/2015 7:45:37 PM PDT by ebb tide

But critics are deeply concerned about the appointment, given the English priest’s previous doctrinal statements, especially on sexual ethics and holy Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried, which they say go against Church teaching.

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: francis; heretics; radcliffe
Regarding reception of Communion, Father Radcliffe said, “Like many cardinals and bishops, I believe that the Church needs to think again about her discipline on the admission of the divorced and remarried to Communion. This is in no way to reject the indissolubility of marriage, but it is to welcome people whose marriages have fallen apart.”

Likewise Fr. Radcliffe wishes to welome child molesters and murderers, who can't refrain from their evil ways, to Holy Communion /s>.

1 posted on 06/03/2015 7:45:37 PM PDT by ebb tide
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“Anyone who actually reads what I have written on any of these issues will discover that nothing that I say contradicts the teaching of the Church, and all is fully in accordance with the teaching of Pope Francis,” he said.

Well, I agree with the bolded anyway.

2 posted on 06/04/2015 2:39:22 AM PDT by piusv
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